Title: English Apple Pie
Categories: Dessert Pie Fruit British
Yield: 6 Servings

1 1/2	lb	Cox's Orange Pippin Apples
1/2		Lemon; juice
		Pastry to cover pie dish
2	oz	Granulated sugar
2	oz	Dark brown sugar
1	tb	Flour
1/8	tb	Grated nutmeg
1/4	ts	Ground cinnamon
1/2		Lemon; grated peel
1/2		Orange; grated peel
2	tb	Orange juice
2	oz	Raisins & sultanas; chopped
2	tb	Butter

Pare and core apples and slice thickly. As you peel and slice them, put into cold water to which you have added the lemon juice, to keep them pale. Combine sugars, spices & peels. Cover bottom of pie dish with sliced apples sprinkle with a few of the chopped dried fruit and some of the spice mixture, and repeat until all is used and the pie dish is full almost to overflowing. Sprinkle with orange juice.

Dot the top with butter then fit crust over apples, sealing well eound the sides. Make a hole in the centre, and decorate with a few leaves made from pastry around the central hole. Glaze, if wished.

Bake in a preheated moderately hot oven (400F 200C) for 35 to 40 minutes or until tender and crust nicely browned. Allow to cool to warm before serving with cream or cheddar cheese.

Recipe after Robert Carrier "Great dishes of the World" by IMH c/o Georges' Home BBS 2:323/4.4

From: Ian Hoare Date: 10-22-97 (00:50) The Once And Future Legend (1) Cooking

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